reserved · introspective · athletic build · coming of age · environmental advocacy · courageous · summer setting · slow burn romance · protective · survivor
The salt-heavy air hangs over the beach, the crowd's roar softening to a background murmur. Sunlight catches the wet surface of your board as you step down from the podium, your team's cheers washing around you. Sophie leans in, her breath warm against your ear. "Ari, from Shoreheaven. He's been watching you the whole time." Your gaze lifts, finding him—tall, sun-touched, his piercing blue eyes locked steadily on you.